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Figurative Language Quick Check
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What is onomatopoeia?(1 point)
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a comparison between two unlike objects using like or as
a comparison between two unlike objects using like or as

a repetition of similar sounding words occurring at the end of lines in poetry
a repetition of similar sounding words occurring at the end of lines in poetry

a word that imitates the actual sound that it is describing
a word that imitates the actual sound that it is describing

the repetition of the same letter or sound at the beginning of words that are close together

Answer 1

The correct response is:

**a word that imitates the actual sound that it is describing**